Sustainable and efficient allocation of limited blue and green water resources

Schyns, Joep F.

doi:10.3990/1.9789036545037

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“…Fresh water has multiple functions. However, its exploitation as a productive asset to serve economies has prevailed over other roles for decades, resulting in different water footprints-that is, the effect of the impact of human activity on water resources, as volumes allocated to one purpose are no longer available in the same location and period of time for other purposes [2,3]. Traditionally, agriculture, and, later, energy production have represented the most water-intensive activities worldwide.…”

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Cooling Water: A Source of Conflict in Spain, 1970–1980

Sesma-Martín

2020

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Water resources are limited and uneven in space and time. Competition for the use of the resource can lead to conflicts between water users. Besides its use for irrigation and agriculture, water is an essential input in the thermoelectric power generation process. Massive Spanish nuclear program projects have conditioned water management in the country, as significant freshwater volumes need to be constantly available for the proper operation of these facilities. Water for cooling has conflicted with other water-using activities, resulting in regional imbalances. The present study shows that cooling water represented a source of conflict between irrigators and electricity companies in Spain in the 1970s and 1980s. A historical analysis of documentary sources reveals that the drawing off of fresh water for cooling by the nuclear industry was one of the many causes of frequent disputes and the rise of social movements against the installation of nuclear power plants in Spain during that period.

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Cooling Water: A Source of Conflict in Spain, 1970–1980

Sesma-Martín

2020

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Sustainable and efficient allocation of limited blue and green water resources

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Cooling Water: A Source of Conflict in Spain, 1970–1980

Cooling Water: A Source of Conflict in Spain, 1970–1980

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